WOAH buddy, long time no see! Things are definitely changing over here and I’ve been running around like a crazy person! I’ll save the story for later, BUT I can tell you that I’m doing more volunteering and I’m also in the middle of a cool course for new attorneys. That plus traveling has meant not as much free time! But we did have a lot of fun last month and I wanted to do a little recap of what’s happened!
Recipes:
Spaghetti with Sorrel, Eggplant, and Tomatoes
Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies
I can’t wait to start doing fall themed recipes now! Since it’s kind of hard for me to incorporate a recipe post into the week, I’ve decided that I’m going to get back to the heart of how I started blogging and bring SOUL FOOD SUNDAY back into the picture! So get ready for a fun new recipe on Sunday. 🙂
Life:
WELL, let’s see! This month I’ve been involved in a lot of great volunteer work and also had a couple great job interviews. I’ll update you again soon!
Earlier in the month I got a chance hang out with two of my favorite ladies, my friends Emma and Ansley. We have known each other since we were 12 and I’m still so excited every time I can see them! They are amazing, accomplished, and down to earth young women and I adore them. This is lovely Ansley with Emma photobombing (you would) in the back.
Emma cooked paella for us, Ansley made a salad, and I made mocktails! Everything was SO yummy!
We also took another trip up to Jersey for a special wedding. It was so fun to see my in-laws again and they spoiled us soooo much with good food. As soon as we got to their house we enjoyed a delicious spread of cheese, fruit, and champagne!
And for dinner that night we had some amazing fresh ravioli and more delicious wine.
I also got to go the the farmer’s market with my mother-in-law. Somehow their very small town in New Jersey has a way better and bigger outdoor farmers market than ANY I’ve seen in the city of Atlanta. Now that I know how awesome it is I can take a trip whenever we’re up there! I bought some local honey and a bunch of delicious apples that were varieties I can’t get here in Georgia. All the produce was stunning though, wish I had this to pick from every week!
And we had SUCH a great time at the wedding. I got to meet some new family members and reconnect with others who I hadn’t seen in years. And of course it’s so fun to get all dressed up for something special!
Then this past weekend Jason and I drove up to the North Georgia mountains for our annual apple picking trip! Ashley and the rest of my family couldn’t make it this time but Jason and I still wanted to go before it gets too late in the season. The drive up there is very relaxing and the scenery is beautiful.
The two of us have gone apple picking together every year since we’ve been married! You can even read the posts from our trips in 2011, 2012, and 2013. This year was fun as always!
The orchard we went to this year takes you up to the apples in a tractor. So fun!
They also let you eat as many apples as you want while you’re picking, which is pretty nice.
We went pretty easy on the apples this time because I wasn’t planning to do any canning or make apple butter like I did in the past. I don’t have time for that stuff anymore! So we just got enough for eating and maybe making a pie. Mostly I love to go because I’m obsessed with being in the mountains.
I just feel so relaxed and at peace there. I’ll take a vacation in the mountains over one on the beach or some resort any day!
The next day I wanted to bake something with the apples we got so I made some apple cinnamon biscuits to share with you guys.
They were good, but not amazing, so I’m not going to post the recipe. I might do some tweaking and try again but I never want to post anything that I don’t believe is truly an awesome recipe. Just so you know. 😉
I’m off to finish dinner and make an apple pie! I hope you’re enjoying the beginning of fall!
-Lauren